During the period from May 6 to May 9, more than 200 fire safety violations were detected in the Sverdlovsk region, while in 196 cases the rules were not observed in settlements. In the forests, 29 cases of violations were recorded.
It is noted that citizens who violate the special fire regime may face a fine of up to 60 thousand rubles, writes “TVNZ”.
“Specialists from the Ministry of Natural Resources, forestries, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Emergency Situations bypass popular recreation areas, forests, areas along roads and near gardening. Despite the bans, the Urals continue to kindle fires and use barbecues in nature,” the information policy department of the Sverdlovsk region said.
The day before, it was reported that in the Sverdlovsk region more than 54.1 thousand hectares of forest are burning. More than 4.8 thousand specialists were involved in extinguishing fires. May 9 due to fires smog dragged Yekaterinburg.
